Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-10

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Clause 4. Examinations for promotion shall be
conducted under the direction Of and upon written
questions approved by, the Commission; and the
boards OF promotion shall, under the superyis
OF the Commission, mark the examination papers
OF all competitors excepting those Of competitors
for the special class hereinafter provided for But
IL Is especially provided that one Of the subjects
shall be marked by the head OF the bureau as
follows:
A list of the names Of the persons in each class
below the class to which promotions are to be
made who have competed for promotion, shall
AFTER each examination, be furnished to the head
OF the bureau, who shall mark the deficiency" OF
such competitors on q scale OF 100, and in SO
doing shall consider the attendance, application,
habits, ability, and adaptability OF each TO the
duties OF the class In which he was serving; and
hereafter such record shall be kept Of the habits
ana work OF the employees in the various Depart
mentS as will show their efficiency.
Clause ,. whenever the head OF any Department
shall SO request, the examinations FOR promotion
In his Department shall be made without regard to
competitors: In such examinations no auxiliary
member OF the board or promotion shall act. And
whenever the head OF any Department shall SO re-
quest, the examinations for promotion In any
bureau thereof shall be made by divisions the
head OF the bureau to mark the efficiency OF the
competitors, and the auxiliary members OF the
board OF promotion for that bureau to act.
Clause q. TO every subject In an examination a
relative weight, according to its Importance In
the examination, shall he given. The result OF
each examination shall be ascertained as Follows:
Each question will he marked on a scale OF 100;
the average OF the marks in each subject will be
multiplied by the number indicating the relative
weight OF the subject and the sum OF the products
viii be divided by the sum OF the relative weight;
the quotent will be the competitors standing in
All competitors who attain an average OF IS
per cent shall be eiigile to promotion, and their
names, with the average obtained by each, shall
be entered upon register OF eligibleS.
Clause Z. Positions requiring technical profess
SiOnal scientific knowledge know ledge OF Ian
guage other than the English language or peculiar
them for which examinations have been or may
be provided by the Commission, shall be known,
for purposes OF promotion, as positions OF the
special class; and promotions to any position in
the SPECIAL class shall be made In the following
whichever the Commission shall order an exami-
nation to be held for the purpose or determining
the fitness OF applicants In any bureau for promo
ton to any position in the special class OF said bu
reau the promotion board, acting with the auxil-
tary member for that bureau. shall give proper
notice that all persons in said bureau wishing to
compete for promotion may be examined, upon
making written application for such examination,
ut a time and place to be named in said notice.
The questions for such examination shall be pre-
pared by the special board OF examiners, which is
charged by the Commission with the,duty OF aScer.
tanning the qualifications OF applicants for admis
sion by original appointment to the position in
the special class for which the examination for
promotion is to be held. All such questions must
be submitted to the Commission for approval.
The examination papers OF every examination
for promotion To the special class shall be marked
10y the appropriate special board OF examiners;
and the board, accepting the rating in efficiency
made in the manner prescribed In clause Of this
clause &, and furnish to tie commission a list OF
the names OF all the applicants indicating the
grading OF each; and the names OF all applicants
graded ut 20 per cent or over shall be placed upon
register OF eligibles.
Clause s. The registers OF persons eligible to
promotion shall be kept by the Commission ana
the Commission shah certify to said omcef q ,ist
OF the names OF all the persons eligible to promo
ton to the vacancy to be hlled; and from among
the persons whose names are thus certified the
promotion shall be made.
Clause q. Persons who fail to obtain the MIMI
grade Of se e to shall be
and II they then again fall to pass may be reduced
to lower class or be dismissed from the service.
This provision however, shall not apply to per-
sons who are examined for promotion TO the spe-
Clause 10. Each board Of promotion shall meet
to the Commission report OF its transactions
during the preceding scaf year. and OF the results
OF its work. The board shall also meet at such
other times as it may determine upon.
WHO SHALL COMPETE
Section g. Promotions shall be made from the
81 600 class, and from classes under the 81 900
class as hereinbefore provided to the FIRST class;
from the first to the second class; from the second
to the third class; from the third to tho fourth
class All persons In the class Immediately below
the class to which promotions are to be mace must
be examined for promotion; and, upon recon-
incubation OF the board OF promotion, the Com
mission may open competition to persons in one or
more OF the classes Immediately below the class
required to be examined, or which has been EXAM
ined Persons In the classes below the 81 600 class
appointed from the limited register. upon making
TO the board OF promotion written application
therefor, shall be examined for promotion 70 the
81 COO class Upon written application for any
supplementary or special examination. any person
tned for promotion TO the special clAGe at such
times as the Commission may direct.
THE COMMISSION AND PROMOTION EXAMINATION.
Section 4 All examinations for promotion shall
be supervised and controlled by the Commission.
POR DIS x1SaAI.
Section 6 Any member Of beard of promotion
who discioses, or any employee who psocures or Ut
tempts to procure, any OF the questions Of an ex-
amin alton for nromOfaon nhau ha neroEted by fhA